EP1942211B1 - Procédé et équipement de fabrication de cristaux de nitrure de groupe III - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to Group III nitride crystals, to methods of their manufacture, and to equipment for manufacturing crystals of Group III nitrogen compounds; in particular the invention relates to Group III nitride crystals for which the rate of crystal growth into the Group III nitride crystals is high, to methods of their manufacture, and to equipment for manufacturing the Group III nitride crystals.
- the decomposition temperature of Group III nitrides such as GaN at normal pressure is lower than their melting temperature, which makes it difficult to produce crystals of the Group III nitrides by molten-growth techniques at normal pressure. For that reason, to date a high-N 2 -pressure melt technique has been employed, in which under a high temperature of approximately 1500°C and high nitrogen (N 2 ) pressure of some 1 GPa to 2 GPa, GaN crystals are grown by dissolving nitrogen into a Ga melt
- An object of the present invention in view of the circumstances noted above, is to make available Group III nitride crystals whose crystal growth rate is extensive, a method of their manufacture, and equipment for manufacturing such Group III nitride crystals.
- the present invention is a method of manufacturing Group III nitride crystal, including a step of pretreating a reaction vessel by heating it to remove moisture from the vessel; a melt-formation step, within the reaction vessel having been rid of moisture, of forming around a seed crystal a melt containing at least a Group III element and a catalyst; and a crystal-growth step of supplying a nitrogen-containing substance to the melt to grow a Group III nitride crystal onto the seed crystal.
- the present invention is a method of manufacturing Group III nitride crystal, including a melt-formation step, within a reaction vessel, of forming around a seed crystal a melt containing at least a Group III element and a catalyst; a step of removing a surface-oxidation layer from the melt; and a crystal-growth step of supplying a nitrogen-containing substance to the melt to grow a Group III nitride crystal onto the seed crystal.
- the invention is a method of manufacturing Group III nitride crystal, including a melt-formation step, within a reaction vessel furnished inside an outer container, of forming around a seed crystal a melt containing at least a Group III element and a catalyst, and a crystal-growth step of supplying a nitrogen-containing substance to the melt to grow a Group III nitride crystal onto the seed crystal; with the Group-III-nitride-crystal manufacturing method being characterized in that graphite is utilized for a heater and an insulating member provided together with the reaction vessel in the outer container.
- a Group-III-nitride-crystal substrate can be utilized as the seed crystal.
- An option in the present invention in the foregoing aspects is to have the melt-formation step be step of forming around both the seed crystal and a nitrogen-containing substance within the reaction vessel a melt containing at least a Group III element and a catalyst, and to have the crystal-growth step be a step in which by the nitrogen-containing substance dissolving in the melt the Group III nitride crystal is grown onto the seed crystal.
- the nitrogen-containing substance be a Group III nitride obtained by irradiating with a nitrogen plasma the surface of a molten liquid containing at least a Group III element.
- a concentration of silicon within the Group III nitride crystal can be adjusted; and by furthermore adding an oxygen-containing substance as a dopant either to the melt or to the nitrogen-containing substance, a concentration of oxygen within the Group III nitride crystal can be adjusted.
- the present invention is Group-III-nitride-crystal manufacturing equipment furnished, within an outer container, with an open-ended reaction vessel that can accommodate around a seed crystal a melt containing at least a Group III element and a catalyst, and with a heater and an insulating member-being Group-III-nitride-crystal manufacturing equipment in which the heater and the insulating member are constituted from graphite.
- the present invention affords Group III nitride crystals and methods of their manufacture, wherein the crystal growth rate is extensive, as well as equipment for manufacturing such Group III nitride crystals.
- Fig. 1 One method of manufacturing a Group III nitride crystal is illustrated in Fig. 1 .
- a reaction vessel 21, heaters 23 (low-temperature heater 23a and high-temperature heater 23b) for heating the reaction vessel, and an insulating member 24 are housed in an outer container 22, with respect to which a nitrogen-containing-substance supply apparatus 31 and nitrogen-containing-substance supply line 32 for supplying a nitrogen-containing substance to the reaction vessel 21 are arranged.
- This one Group-III nitride crystal manufacturing method involving the present invention includes: with reference to Fig. 1B , a melt-formation step, within the reaction vessel 21, of forming around a seed crystal 2 a melt 1 containing at least a Group III element and a catalyst; and, with reference to Fig. 1C , a crystal-growth step of supplying a nitrogen-containing substance 3 to the melt 1 to grow a Group III nitride crystal 4 onto the seed crystal 2.
- the method controls temperature so that in the crystal-formation step, the temperature of the melt 1 lowers from the interface 13 between the melt 1 and the nitrogen-containing substance 3, through to the interface 12 between the melt 1 and the seed crystal 2 or to the interface 14 between the melt 1 and the Group III nitride crystal 4 having grown onto the seed crystal 2.
- solubility, into the melt, of the nitrogen within the nitrogen-containing substance increases with elevation in temperature
- setting up a temperature gradient in the melt in which the temperature lowers from thy melt interface with the nitrogen-containing substance through to the melt interface with the seed crystal or with the Group III nitride crystal having grown onto the seed crystal produces a nitrogen concentration gradient in which the concentration of the nitrogen dissolved in the melt lowers from the interface with the nitrogen-containing substance through to interface with the seed crystal or with the Group III nitride crystal having grown atop the seed crystal.
- nitrogen is supplied continuously diffused to the melt interface with the seed crystal or with the Group III nitride crystal having grown atop the seed crystal, therefore promoting growth of the Group III nitride crystal along the top of the seed crystal.
- melt-formation step illustrated in Fig. 1B either of two methods may be utilized: 1) a method in which a Group III element and a catalyst are entered into and heated within the reaction vessel 21 to produce the melt 1 and thereafter the seed crystal 2 is introduced into the melt 1; or 2) a method in which by entering a Group III element, a catalyst, and the seed crystal 2 into the reaction vessel 21 and heating these items, a melt 1 containing the Group III element and the catalyst surrounding the seed crystal 2 is formed.
- the Group III element contained in the melt may be, to cite preferable examples, Al, Ga or In.
- the catalyst contained in the melt fuses with the Group III element and promotes reaction between the Group III element and nitrogen, and may be, to cite preferable examples, an alkali metal or a transition metal.
- Ga is used as the Group III element
- Na or the like being an alkali metal is preferably utilized as the catalyst
- Al is used as the Group III element
- Fe, Mn, Cr or the like being a transition metal is preferably utilized as the catalyst.
- the ratio between the mol % of the Group III element and the mol % of the catalyst is not particularly limited, but preferably is Group III element: catalyst - 5 : 95 to 90 : 10. Too low a mol % of the Group III element in the melt makes the supply of the Group III element fall short, stunting growth of Group III nitride crystal, while too low a mol % of the catalyst lessens the amount of nitrogen that dissolves into the melt, which makes the supply of nitrogen fall short, stunting growth of Group III nitride crystal. From these perspectives, in the melt the ratio between the mol % of the Group III element and the mol % of the catalyst preferably is Group III element: catalyst - 10 : 90 to 75 : 25.
- the nitrogen-containing substance that is supplied to the melt is one that will dissolve into the melt and serve as a source for growing Group III nitride crystal; in addition to nitrogen-containing gases such as nitrogen gas and ammonia gas, such substances include NaN 3 and Group III nitrides.
- the present embodiment is adapted to supplying nitrogen-containing gas as the nitrogen-containing substance.
- the pressure for supplying the nitrogen-containing gas is preferably 0.1 MPa to 10.0 MPa. If the pressure of the nitrogen-containing gas is less than 0.1 MPa, nitrogen is not adequately supplied within the melt, on account of which the growth of Group III nitride crystal is stunted. On the other hand, to have the pressure of the nitrogen-containing gas exceed 10.0 MPa would complicate the reaction apparatus. From these perspectives, the pressure of the nitrogen-containing gas more preferably is 1.0 MPa to 5.0 MPa.
- controlling temperature so that the temperature of the melt 1 lowers from the interface 13 between the melt 1 and the nitrogen-containing substance 3, through to the interface 12 between the melt 1 and the seed crystal 2 or to the interface 14 between the melt 1 and the Group III nitride crystal 4 having grown onto the seed crystal 2; thus controlling temperature may, for example, be accomplished utilizing two types of heaters, the low-temperature heater 23a and the high-temperature heater 23b, to vary the heating temperature locally.
- temperature preferably is controlled so that furthermore the relationship among the temperature T N at the interface 13 between the melt 1 and the nitrogen-containing substance 3, the temperature T C at the interface 12 between the melt 1 and the seed crystal 2 or at the interface 14 between the melt 1 and the Group III nitride crystal 4 having grown onto the seed crystal 2, and the temperature T O at which the nitrogen-containing substance 3 having dissolved within the melt 1 deposits as the Group III nitride crystal 4 will be T N > T O ⁇ T C , and so that between T N and T C the difference in temperature T N - T C will be from 10°C to 300°C.
- the foregoing temperature measurements are made by thermocouples inserted into protective alumina tubes in the applicable locations.
- T N > T O stops Group III nitride crystal from depositing in the vicinity of the interface 13 between the melt 1 and the nitrogen-containing substance 3, therefore allowing nitrogen to diffuse sufficiently into the deeper reaches of the melt.
- T O ⁇ T C makes it possible to grow Group III nitride crystal onto the seed crystal efficiently Accordingly, having T N > T O ⁇ T C is the more conducive of the growth of Group III nitride crystal atop the seed crystal.
- the larger the difference T N - T C is the more can the growth of Group III nitride crystal be promoted, the larger T N - T C is the greater will be the likelihood that the Group III nitride crystal will deposit elsewhere than on the seed crystal within the melt.
- T N - T C is preferably controlled so that T N - T C will be from 10°C to 300°C.
- T N - T C being less than 10°C diminishes the temperature gradient in the melt from the interface with the nitrogen-containing substance through to the interface with the seed crystal or with the Group III nitride crystal having grown onto the seed crystal, which decreases the supply of nitrogen into the crystal growth region, diminishing the crystal growth rate.
- T N - T C exceeds 300°C, excess nitrogen is supplied into the melt, increasing the likelihood that the Group III nitride crystal will deposit elsewhere than on the seed crystal.
- the lower limit of T N - T C preferably is not less than 50°C, with not less than 100°C being further preferable, while the upper limit of T N - T C preferably is not more 250°C, with not more than 200°C being further preferable.
- T N and T C can be set to temperatures suited to the Group III element and catalyst utilized for the Group III nitride crystal.
- T N preferably is set to between 700°C and 1000°C, and T C to between 500°C and 800°C.
- T N preferably is set to between 900°C and 1600°C, and T C to between 700°C and 1400°C.
- the seed crystal 2 be locally cooled. Locally cooling the seed crystal further lowers the temperature at the interface 12 between the melt 1 and the seed crystal 2 or at the interface 14 between the melt 1 and the Group III nitride crystal 4 having grown onto the seed crystal 2, making it the more possible to promote growth of the Group III nitride crystal.
- a cooling element 42 is contacted on the seed crystal 2 to dispose of heat.
- a material of high thermal conductivity or a material of high transparency to infrared rays is preferably utilized as the cooling element.
- Highly thermoconductive materials such as various metals and AlN crystal, can dispose of heat to the exterior of the reaction vessel by thermally conducting heat from the seed crystal.
- Sapphire, quartz and similar materials highly transparent to infrared rays can dispose of heat to the exterior of the reaction vessel by thermal radiating heat from the seed crystal.
- Utilizing a highly infrared-transparent material such as sapphire as the cooling element is especially preferable. Utilizing a sapphire rod as the cooling element makes it possible to bring the temperature T C at the interface between the seed crystal and the melt down to a temperature 300°C or more lower than the temperature T N at the interface between the nitrogen-containing substance and the melt.
- cooling element 42 for cooling the seed crystal 2 is shown provided on the reaction vessel 21, the cooling element 42 can be provided on the exterior of the reaction vessel 21 so as to reach to the outer container 22. Making it so that the cooling element contacts the outer container 22 enables disposing of the seed-crystal heat directly to the outer container 22 exterior, thereby producing greater effectiveness with which the seed crystal is cooled.
- a separate method, involving the present invention, of manufacturing a Group III nitride crystal utilizes the manufacturing equipment that, as illustrated in Fig. 1 , includes inside the outer container 22 at least the reaction vessel 21, which has an opening, the heaters 23, and the insulating member 24, with the heaters 23 and the insulating member 24 being constituted from graphite, wherein the method includes: as indicated in Fig. 1B , a melt-formation step, within the reaction vessel 21, of forming around a seed crystal 2 a melt 1 containing at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Group III elements, alkali metals, and transition metals; and as indicated in Fig.
- Utilizing a small-surface-area material like graphite in the heaters and insulating member contributes to controlling the oxygen and/or water vapor that are generated mainly through the heaters and insulating member from dissolving in the melt inside the reaction vessel when the temperature is raised, which promotes the dissolution of nitrogen into the melt to spur growth of the Group III nitride crystal.
- the purer graphites are the more preferable; for example, a graphite whose impurity concentration is 10 ppm is desirable.
- a separate method, involving the present invention, of manufacturing a Group III nitride crystal includes, with reference to Fig. 1 : a step as indicated in Fig. 1A of pretreating the reaction vessel 21 by heating it to remove moisture; as indicated in Fig. 1B , a melt-formation step, within the reaction vessel 21 from which moisture has been eliminated, of forming around a seed crystal 2 a melt 1 containing at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Group III elements, alkali metals, and transition metals; and as indicated in Fig. 1C , a crystal-growth step of supplying a nitrogen-containing substance 3 to the melt 1 to grow a Group III nitride crystal 4 onto the seed crystal 2.
- Pretreating the reaction vessel 21 by heating it to remove moisture reduces the dissolution of water vapor into the melt 1, promoting the dissolution of nitrogen into the melt 1 to spur growth of the Group III nitride crystal. While in this aspect there are no particular restrictions on the conditions under which the heating process is performed as long as the process can eliminate moisture from the reaction vessel, preferably the vessel is treated by heating it 1 hour or more at 100°C or more while drawing a vacuum on it to 100 Pa or less.
- FIG. 2 another Group III nitride-crystal manufacturing method involving the present invention is represented. Manufacturing equipment that is similar to the manufacturing equipment in Fig. 1 can be utilized in this manufacturing method.
- This other Group III nitride-crystal manufacturing method involving the present invention includes: with reference to Fig. 2A , a melt-formation step, within the reaction vessel 21, of forming around a seed crystal 2 a melt 1 containing at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Group III elements, and as a catalyst, alkali metals and transition metals; with reference to Figs. 2a and 2B , a step of removing a surface oxidation layer from the melt 1; and with reference to Fig.
- a crystal-growth step of supplying a nitrogen-containing substance 3 to the melt 1 to grow a Group III nitride crystal 4 onto the seed crystal 2. Removing the surface oxidation layer on the melt 1 promotes the dissolution of nitrogen into the melt 1 to spur growth of the Group III nitride crystal.
- impurities such as B and Al, which derive from the material that the reaction vessel is made of, are taken into the surface oxidation layer, by removing the surface oxidation layer better-quality Group III nitride crystal can be obtained.
- the thickness of the surface oxidation layer on the melt based on an observation made through a cross section of a cooled melt in which no special measures were taken to prevent oxidation, was even at its thickest no more than 10 % of the height of the melt, by removing from the surface of the melt a surface layer of at least 10 % with respect to the height of the melt the surface oxidation layer can be eliminated.
- FIG. 3 yet another Group III nitride-crystal manufacturing method involving the present invention is represented.
- the manufacturing equipment utilized in this manufacturing method likewise as with the manufacturing equipment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 , at least the reaction vessel 21, the heaters 23 (low-temperature heater 23a and high-temperature heater 23b) for heating the reaction vessel, and the insulating member 24 are housed in the outer container 22, with respect to which the nitrogen-containing-substance supply apparatus 31 and nitrogen-containing-substance supply line 32 for supplying a nitrogen-containing substance to the reaction vessel 21 are arranged.
- the seed crystal 2 is disposed on the bottom part of the reaction vessel 21 with the principal, crystal-growing face directed up, and the low-temperature heater 23a and high-temperature heater 23b are installed so as to set up a top-to-bottom oriented temperature gradient in the melt 1 inside the reaction vessel 21, wherein the Group III nitride crystal 4 is grown in the upward direction of the seed crystal 2.
- the manufacturing equipment illustrated in Fig. 1 the manufacturing equipment illustrated in Fig.
- the seed crystal 2 is disposed in a side portion of the reaction vessel 21 with the principal, crystal-growing face directed sideways, and the low-temperature heater 23a and high-temperature heater 23b are installed so as to set up a sideways oriented temperature gradient in the melt 1 inside the reaction vessel 21, wherein the Group III nitride crystal 4 is grown in a lateral direction of the seed crystal 2.
- Embodiments 1 through 5 described above during the melt-formation step flowing an inert gas such as argon into and out of the interior of the outer container to remove oxygen and/or water vapor adhering to the reaction vessel, heaters, and insulating member inside the outer container is advantageous.
- the flow rate of the inert gas be 1 cm 3 /min. or more per 10 cm 3 outer container.
- a reducing gas such as hydrogen to deoxidize the surfaces of the reaction vessel, heaters, and insulating member inside the outer container is advantageous.
- the flow rate of the reducing gas be 1 cm 3 /min. or more per 10 cm 3 outer container. Adopting such measures enables the dissolution of oxygen and/or water vapor into the melt inside the reaction vessel to be kept further under control, the more to promote growth of the Group III nitride crystal.
- Fig. 4 still another Group III nitride-crystal manufacturing method is represented.
- the manufacturing equipment utilized in this manufacturing method at least the reaction vessel 21, heaters 23 (the low-temperature heater 23a and high-temperature heaters 23b and 23c) for heating the reaction vessel, and the insulating member 24 are housed in the outer container 22.
- the embodiment is adapted to an implementation in which a nitrogen-containing substance in solid form, such as NaN 3 or a Group III nitride, is utilized as the material serving as the nitrogen source.
- the melt 1, which contains the Group III element and a catalyst is formed inside the reaction vessel 21 around the seed crystal 2 and the solid-form nitrogen-containing substance 3; and in the crystal-growth step, the nitrogen-containing substance 3 is dissolved in the melt to grow Group III nitride crystal onto the seed crystal 2.
- the melt 1 containing the Group III element and the catalyst is formed by situating the seed crystal 2 in one end of the reaction vessel 21, situating the nitrogen-containing substance 3 in the other end of the reaction vessel 21, between them entering in the Group III element and the catalyst, and thereafter heating these materials.
- a temperature gradient that lowers the temperature of the melt 1 from the interface 13 between the melt 1 and the nitrogen-containing substance 3, through to the interface 12 between the melt 1 and the seed crystal 2 or to the interface 14 between the melt 1 and the Group III nitride crystal 4 having grown onto the seed crystal 2 can be formed.
- a Group III nitride obtained by irradiating with a nitrogen plasma the surface of a molten liquid containing a Group III element can be preferably utilized as the nitrogen-containing substance.
- Highly pure Group III nitride crystal can be obtained at a high crystal growth rate by instead utilizing a Group III nitride produced as just noted.
- the nitrogen plasma is produced by, for example, causing microwaves or high RF pulses to act on nitrogen gas.
- examples being not particularly restricted, would include SiC crystal substrates, sapphire crystal substrates, substrates being a thin film of a Group III nitride crystal formed onto a sapphire crystal, and Group-III-nitride crystal substrates.
- Group-III-nitride crystal substrates are preferable.
- the dislocation density in the Group-III-nitride crystal substrate utilized as the seed crystal be 5 x 10 9 dislocations/cm 3 .
- the front side of the seed crystal be the (0001) plane.
- a concentration of silicon within the Group III nitride crystal can be adjusted.
- concentration of silicon which in the Group III nitride crystal is a dopant
- Group III nitride crystal accorded with objectives can be obtained.
- Group III nitride crystal in which the silicon concentration surpasses 1 ⁇ 10 17 atoms/cm 3 has increased electroconductivity and thus is suited to the manufacture of optical devices.
- Group III nitride crystal in which the silicon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 17 atoms/cm 3 or less has reduced electroconductivity and thus is suited to the manufacture of electronic devices.
- Embodiments 1 through 6 furthermore, by also adding an oxygen-containing substance to the melt or to the nitrogen-containing substance a concentration of oxygen within the Group III nitride crystal can be adjusted.
- the oxygen-containing substance being not particularly restricted as long as they can supply oxygen into the Group III nitride crystal, would include oxygen gas and sodium oxide (Na 2 O).
- the concentration of oxygen which in the Group III nitride crystal is a dopant, Group III nitride crystal accorded with objectives can be obtained.
- Group III nitride crystal in which the oxygen concentration surpasses 1 ⁇ 10 17 atoms/cm 3 has increased electroconductivity and thus is suited to the manufacture of optical devices.
- Group III nitride crystal in which the oxygen concentration is 1 x 10" atoms/cm 3 or less has reduced electroconductivity and thus is suited to the manufacture of electronic devices.
- a Ga-Na melt surrounding a GaN crystal substrate was formed by setting a GaN crystal substrate as the seed crystal 2 onto a sapphire rod, being the cooling member 42 for the reaction vessel 21, and by introducing, so as to be in a 50 : 50 mol % ratio in the melt, into and heating within the reaction vessel 21 Ga as the Group III element and Na as the catalyst.
- the amount of heat from the high-temperature heater 23b and amount of heat from the low-temperature heater 23a were adjusted so that the Ga-N melt would have a temperature gradient in which its surface temperature (equal to T N ) would be 850°C, and the temperature at the interface between the Ga-N melt and the GaN crystal substrate (equal to T C ) would be 800°C.
- Fig. 1C Nitrogen gas as the nitrogen-containing substance 3 was supplied, such that the nitrogen-gas pressure would be 1.0 MPa, to the foregoing Ga-N melt. It should be noted that under these circumstances, in the Ga-N melt the temperature ( T O ) at which GaN crystal deposits is 830°C. By supplying nitrogen gas to the surface of a Ga-N melt having the temperature gradient just described, crystal was grown only onto the GaN crystal substrate that was the seed crystal 2. The crystal growth rate of this crystal was 3.2 ⁇ m/hour. The obtained crystal was characterized by XRD (X-ray diffraction), wherein it was confirmed from the lattice constant that the product was a GaN crystal. The results are tabulated in Table I.
- a GaN crystal was grown likewise as in Example 1, except that, without setting up a temperature gradient in the Ga-N melt, the temperature of the Ga-N melt in its entirety was made 800°C.
- the GaN crystal grew not only onto the GaN crystal substrate that was the seed crystal, but also grew randomly on the surface of the Ga-N melt, and on the interface between the Ga-N melt and the reaction vessel. The results are tabulated in Tables I and IV
- Fig. 1 is illustrative of these implementation examples.
- melts were formed surrounding seed crystals by arranging for the temperature of the surface of each melt 1 (equal to T N ) and the temperature at the interface between the melt 1 and its seed crystal 2 ( T C ) to be the temperatures indicated in Table I, and then nitrogen gas or else ammonia gas as the nitrogen-containing substance 3 was supplied, such that the gas pressure would be 1.0 MPa, to each melt 1.
- T N the temperature at the interface between the melt 1 and its seed crystal 2
- T C seed crystal 2
- Fig. 8 is illustrative of this implementation example.
- a GaN crystal was grown likewise as in Example 1, other than that the seed crystal 2 was disposed in a side portion of the reaction vessel 21 with the principal, crystal-growing face directed sideways, and the low-temperature heater 23a and high-temperature heater 23b were installed so as to set up a sideways oriented temperature gradient in the melt inside the reaction vessel 21, wherein the Group III nitride crystal 4 was grown in a lateral direction of the seed crystal 2.
- Table I the temperature T N at the interface between the nitrogen-containing substance and the melt means the temperature of the region farthest from the seed crystal in the interface between the nitrogen-containing substance and the melt.
- Fig. 1 is illustrative of these implementation examples.
- Melts containing a dopant were formed around seed crystals by introducing into and heating within the reaction vessel Ga as the Group III element, Na as the catalyst, Si or Na 2 O . (sodium oxide) as the dopant, and GaN crystal substrates as the seed crystals, as set forth in Table II.
- the amount of heat from the heating heaters was adjusted so that the surface temperature of each melt 1 (equal to T N ) would be 850°C, and the temperature at the interface between each melt 1 and crystal substrate 2 ( T C ) would be 700°C.
- nitrogen gas as the nitrogen-containing substance 3 was supplied, such that the gas pressure would be 1.0 MPa, to each melt 1.
- Fig. 1 is illustrative of this implementation example.
- a melt was formed around a seed crystal by introducing into and heating within the reaction vessel Ga as the Group III element, Na as the catalyst, and GaN as the seed crystal, as set forth in Table II.
- the amount of heat from the heating heaters was adjusted so that the surface temperature of the melt 1 (equal to T C ) would be 850°C, and the temperature at the interface between the melt 1 and crystal substrate 2 ( T C ) would be 700°C.
- Ga-Na melts surrounding GaN crystal substrates that were the seed crystals were formed by setting a GaN crystal substrate as each seed crystal 2 onto a sapphire rod, being the cooling member 42 for the reaction vessel 21, and by introducing into the reaction vessel 50 mol % Ga as a Group III element, 50 mol % Na as a catalyst, and a powder of a Group III nitride as the nitrogen-containing substance 3 in an amount such that the mole ratio with respect to the Group III element would be 1, and heating the ingredients accommodated in the reaction vessel.
- the amount of heat from the high-temperature heaters 23b and 23c, and amount of heat from the low-temperature heater 23a were adjusted so that the Ga-N melt would have a temperature gradient in which the temperature at the interface between the Ga-N melt and the powdered Group III nitride (equal to T C ), and the temperature at the interface between the Ga-N melt and the GaN crystal substrate (equal to T C ) would be the temperatures as set forth in Table III.
- T C the temperature at the interface between the Ga-N melt and the GaN crystal substrate
- Group III nitride powder in Examples 13 through 15 utilized for the Group III nitride powder in Examples 13 through 15 was a GaN powder obtained by irradiating a 1000°C Ga molten liquid with a nitrogen plasma produced by causing microwaves of 2.45 GHz frequency and 250 W output power to act on nitrogen gas. The results are tabulated in Table III.
- Fig. 1 is illustrative of this implementation example.
- a Ga-Na melt surrounding a GaN crystal substrate as represented in Fig. 1B was formed by setting a GaN crystal substrate as the seed crystal 2 onto a sapphire rod, being the cooling member 42 for the reaction vessel 21 interior, and by introducing, at the mole percentages in Table III, into and heating within the reaction vessel 21-from which moisture had been removed-Ga as the Group III element and Na as the catalyst.
- the amount of heat from the high-temperature heater 23b and amount of heat from the low-temperature heater 23a were adjusted so that the Ga-N melt would have a temperature gradient in which the surface temperature (equal to T N ) would be 850°C, and the temperature at the interface between the Ga-N melt and the GaN crystal substrate (equal to T C ) would be 700°C.
- nitrogen gas as the nitrogen-containing substance 3 as indicated in Fig. 1C was supplied to the Ga-N melt to grow a GaN crystal onto the seed crystal 2. The results are tabulated in Table IV.
- Fig. 2 is illustrative of this implementation example.
- a Ga-Na melt as represented in Fig. 2A having a temperature gradient similar to that of Example 16, was formed surrounding a GaN crystal substrate by setting a GaN crystal substrate as the seed crystal 2 onto a sapphire rod, being the cooling member 42 for the reaction vessel 21 interior, and by introducing, at the mole percentages in Table III, into and heating within the reaction vessel 21 Ga as the Group III element and Na as the catalyst.
- Fig. 2A to 2B indicates, from the surface of the Ga-Na melt a layer to a depth of up to 10 % with respect to the height of the melt was removed by aspiration, thereby ridding the Ga-Na melt of the surface oxidation layer 11.
- nitrogen gas as the nitrogen-containing substance 3 as indicated in Fig. 2C was supplied to the Ga-N melt to grow a GaN crystal onto the seed crystal 2. The results are tabulated in Table IV.
- Example 2 From a comparison between Example 2 and Examples 16 through 18, it is evident that by heating the reaction vessel in advance to rid it of moisture prior to the melt-formation step or, following the melt-formation step, by removing the surface oxidation layer on the melt prior to the crystal-growth step-in either case, as a means to prevent oxidation of the melt-the crystal-growth rate of the GaN crystal increases. It will also be understood that GaN crystals whose oxygen concentration within the crystal was under 1 ⁇ 10 17 atoms/cm 3 were obtained.
- Figs. 1 and 2 are illustrative of these examples.
- Crystal growth to produce GaN crystals was carried out in implementations in which, as indicated in Table V, at least one means to prevent oxidation of the melts-either preliminary heating of the reaction vessel prior to the melt-formation step, or post-melt-formation-step/pre-crystal-growth-step removal of the melt-surface oxidation layer-was provided and a temperature gradient was set up in the melts, and in which various dopants were added to the melt or to the nitrogen-containing substance.
- Table V Table V
- GaN crystal having a desired dopant concentration could be obtained.
- reaction vessel utilized was made of pyrolytic BN and the outer container was of stainless steel, while the heater and insulating member utilized were made of graphite (impurity concentration not more than 10 ppm).
- the present invention finds broad applicability in Group III nitride crystals and methods of their manufacture, wherein the crystal growth rate is extensive, and in equipment for manufacturing such Group III nitride crystals.
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- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III, comprenant une étape de prétraitement d'un récipient de réaction en le chauffant pour éliminer l'humidité du récipient ; une étape de formation en fusion, à l'intérieur du récipient de réaction dont on a chassé l'humidité, consistant à former autour d'un germe de cristallisation une masse fondue contenant au moins un élément du groupe III et un catalyseur ; et une étape de croissance du cristal consistant à apporter une substance contenant de l'azote à la masse fondue pour faire croître un cristal de nitrure du groupe III sur le germe de cristallisation.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III, comprenant une étape de formation en fusion, à l'intérieur d'un récipient de réaction, consistant à former autour d'un germe de cristallisation une masse fondue contenant au moins un élément du groupe III et un catalyseur ; une étape consistant à enlever une couche d'oxydation superficielle de la masse fondue ; et une étape de croissance du cristal consistant à apporter une substance contenant de l'azote à la masse fondue pour faire croître un cristal de nitrure du groupe III sur le germe de cristallisation.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III, comprenant une étape de formation en fusion, à l'intérieur d'un récipient de réaction équipé à l'intérieur d'un contenant externe, consistant à former autour d'un germe de cristallisation une masse fondue contenant au moins un élément du groupe III et un catalyseur, et une étape de croissance du cristal consistant à apporter une substance contenant de l'azote à la masse fondue pour faire croître un cristal de nitrure du groupe III sur le germe de cristallisation ; le procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III étant caractérisé en ce que l'on utilise du graphite dans un élément de chauffage et un élément isolant fournis avec le récipient de réaction dans le contenant externe.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, où on utilise un substrat de cristal de nitrure du groupe III comme germe de cristallisation.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, où l'étape de formation en fusion est une étape de formation à la fois autour du germe de cristallisation et d'une substance contenant de l'azote à l'intérieur du récipient de réaction, d'une masse fondue contenant au moins un élément du groupe III et un catalyseur ; et l'étape de croissance du cristal est une étape dans laquelle la dissolution de la substance contenant de l'azote dans la masse fondue provoque la croissance du cristal de nitrure de groupe III sur le germe de cristallisation.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, où la substance contenant de l'azote est un nitrure du groupe III obtenu par irradiation, au moyen d'un plasma à l'azote, de la surface d'un liquide fondu contenant au moins un élément du groupe III.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, où, en ajoutant en outre du silicium comme dopant à la masse fondue, on ajuste une concentration de silicium à l'intérieur du cristal de nitrure du groupe III.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, où, en ajoutant en outre une substance contenant de l'oxygène en tant que dopant soit à la masse fondue, soit à la substance contenant de l'azote, on ajuste une concentration d'oxygène à l'intérieur du cristal de nitrure du groupe III.
- Equipement de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III équipé, dans un contenant externe, d'un récipient de réaction ouvert à une extrémité qui peut loger autour d'un germe de cristallisation une masse fondue contenant au moins un élément du groupe III et un catalyseur, et avec un élément de chauffage et un élément isolant ; l'équipement de fabrication d'un cristal de nitrure du groupe III étant caractérisé en ce que l'élément de chauffage et l'élément isolant sont constitués de graphite.
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